Body color: Bright crimson red; dusky mottling on back forming 3 faint saddles; ventral pectoral rays pink; dusky area on dorsal-most pectoral rays. Maximum length: 16 in (41 cm) Peritoneum color: gray w/ black spots Maximum depth: 666 fm (1200 m) Shape between eyes: concave Common depth: ? fm (? m) Counts: D:XII,12-13, Ar:5, P1:18-22, GR:24-25, LLp:28-29, LLs:74-100, V:26 Similar species: Thornyheads (genus Sebastolobus) - cheek spines 5-10, strong; dorsal spines 15-17 (12-13 in ). Other Rockfishes (genus Sebastes) - cheek spines absent; pectoral fin rounded, lacking notch, wedge-shaped (slightly notched in ); pectoral rays typically 20 (21 in ); lower jaw equal to or longer than upper jaw (shorter than upper jaw in ). Distribution: Aleutian Islands
Occurence: Aleutian Islands
Depth: 1200 meters Size: 41 cm
Species code: 30035